they were probably tennant farmers, moving each year to a "Better" farm. My Hunter family did the same thing in east Texas in the 1890s. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rebecca York [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 8:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TXFREEST] migrations - in TX - LEE's > > I am wondering why my LEE's would have moved so much. > I just have bits and pieces right now but they lived in: > > Milam Co., in 1875 (child born there - Pharbia LEE) > > Freestone Co., in 1880 (child b. there - Martha S. LEE) > > Brown Co., in 1885 (child b. there - Robert K. LEE - my direct ancestor) > > Does anyone have any ideas as to what would have caused them to move like > this? > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Becky on Indian Mtn. > St. Maries near Couer d'Alene, Idaho > ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ > My Family Genealogy: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ouryorks > My Gedcom: > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=byork > Url of York ~for all York lines~ > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~allyorks > Jefferson Co., OK Co - Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okjeffer > ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* > > > ==== TXFREEST Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from this list, use > [email protected] Use [email protected] to write > to the list. Use D instead of L for the digest subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB